In which the Mister joins me in reviewing WHITE HEAT (1949), from director Raoul Walsh and a screenplay by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts, and comes from Virginia Kellogg’s story. In order to bring the psychopathic gangster Cody Jarret (James Cagney) to justice, an undercover cop Vic Pardo/Hank Fallon (Edmond O’Brien) must earn the madman’s trust and infiltrate his gang before their next deadly heist. The film clocks in at 1 h and 54 m, is rated Approved and can be found streaming currently on @Tubi but is also for buy/rent on @PrimeVideo. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library